Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec

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Saint-Polycarpe
Municipality
St-Polycarpe QC 1.jpg
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Saint-Polycarpe is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Polycarpe
Saint-Polycarpe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.3°N 74.3°W / 45.3; -74.3Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.3°N 74.3°W / 45.3; -74.3[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted31 December 1988
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorJean-Yves Poirier
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total70.90 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
 • Land69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total2,224
 • Density31.8/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 13.0%
 • Dwellings
947
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1X0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 340
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Saint-Polycarpe is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border. It was named for Polycarp, a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 2,224.

While a parish during the 18th century, its territory included portions of what is now part of Saint-Zotique.

Demographics[]

Population[]

hideCanada census – Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 2,224 (+13.0% from 2011) 1,969 (+15.3% from 2006) 1,708 (+3.1% from 2001)
Land area: 70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi) 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi) 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population density: 31.8/km2 (82/sq mi) 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi) 24.4/km2 (63/sq mi)
Median age: 37.7 (M: 38.2, F: 37.2) 37.2 (M: 38.3, F: 36.1) 39.7 (M: 40.2, F: 39.4)
Total private dwellings: 947 829 664
Median household income: $62,144 $52,451 $43,369
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,640—    
1996 1,676+2.2%
2001 1,657−1.1%
2006 1,708+3.1%
2011 1,969+15.3%

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
2,180
 2,075 Increase 15.9% 93.2% 120 Increase 26.3% 5.4% 30 Increase 100% 1.3% 10 Decrease 84.6% 0.5%
2011
1,965
 1,790 Increase 10.2% 91.09% 95 Increase 171.4% 4.83% 15 Increase 50.0% 0.76% 65 Increase 62.5% 3.31%
2006
1,710
 1,625 Increase 2.2% 95.03% 35 Decrease 30.0% 2.05% 10 Increase n/a% 0.58% 40 Increase n/a% 2.34%
2001
1,640
 1,590 Increase 6.0% 96.95% 50 Decrease 61.5% 3.05% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
1996
1,650
 1,500 n/a 90.91% 130 n/a 7.88% 10 n/a 0.61% 10 n/a 0.61%

Infrastructure[]

Silos at St-Polycarpe

Transportation[]

Saint-Polycarpe is located along Route 340 with nearby Quebec Autoroute 20 running south of the municipality.

Education[]

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10]

  • École du Val-des-Prés Sacré-Cœur

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[11]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 224196 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Polycarpe
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.

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